Work is going on.Padouk is a wonderful tonewood, but it's a pain in the ass when you have to work on it (tons of thin red dust everywhere in the Universe) and paint it...but these are luthier's problems...

They are jumbo on the lower frets (0-12) and narrow jumbo on the higher frets (13-24)...so 57110 on the lower frets...maybe 55090 on the higher frets? By the way, they should be the same frets you have on your RG550LTD: Dunlop 6100 and 6105 size.

Great pix, Max! I love seeing a guitar come together, especially when i'm not doing it - haha. It's a LOT of work. I understand why it costs so much after building and refinishing a few axes, I have full respect for those that make or refinish guitars.

Nice to see the orange-peel surface of a rough clear coat. That'll smooth out with a few more coats and some wet sanding

Great pix, Max! I love seeing a guitar come together, especially when i'm not doing it - haha. It's a LOT of work. I understand why it costs so much after building and refinishing a few axes, I have full respect for those that make or refinish guitars.

Nice to see the orange-peel surface of a rough clear coat. That'll smooth out with a few more coats and some wet sanding

Well...that padouk requires a lot more of coats and wet sanding.... But it's coming out beautifully!

I share the respect for people doing jobs like this.And I can say the final cost of this guitar will be a lot more than reasonable, considering materials quality, hours of work, all of the customization I asked for and the overall quality.